[PATCH 1/3] kthread: convert arch/i386/kernel/apm.c

From: Serge E. Hallyn
Date: Mon Aug 07 2006 - 12:54:18 EST



Convert i386 apm.c from kernel_thread(), whose export
is deprecated, to kthread API.

Signed-off-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serue@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/i386/kernel/apm.c | 33 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c b/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c
index 8591f2f..e54a8d4 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ #include <linux/smp.h>
#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/dmi.h>
#include <linux/suspend.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>

#include <asm/system.h>
#include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -402,8 +403,6 @@ static int realmode_power_off = 1;
#else
static int realmode_power_off;
#endif
-static int exit_kapmd __read_mostly;
-static int kapmd_running __read_mostly;
#ifdef CONFIG_APM_ALLOW_INTS
static int allow_ints = 1;
#else
@@ -419,6 +418,8 @@ static const struct desc_struct bad_bios

static const char driver_version[] = "1.16ac"; /* no spaces */

+static struct task_struct *kapmd_task;
+
/*
* APM event names taken from the APM 1.2 specification. These are
* the message codes that the BIOS uses to tell us about events
@@ -1430,7 +1431,7 @@ static void apm_mainloop(void)
set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
for (;;) {
schedule_timeout(APM_CHECK_TIMEOUT);
- if (exit_kapmd)
+ if (kthread_should_stop())
break;
/*
* Ok, check all events, check for idle (and mark us sleeping
@@ -1713,12 +1714,6 @@ static int apm(void *unused)
char * power_stat;
char * bat_stat;

- kapmd_running = 1;
-
- daemonize("kapmd");
-
- current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
-
#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
/* 2002/08/01 - WT
* This is to avoid random crashes at boot time during initialization
@@ -1828,7 +1823,6 @@ #if defined(CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK) &&
console_blank_hook = NULL;
#endif
}
- kapmd_running = 0;

return 0;
}
@@ -2227,7 +2221,7 @@ static int __init apm_init(void)
{
struct proc_dir_entry *apm_proc;
struct desc_struct *gdt;
- int ret;
+ int err;

dmi_check_system(apm_dmi_table);

@@ -2336,11 +2330,15 @@ #endif
if (apm_proc)
apm_proc->owner = THIS_MODULE;

- ret = kernel_thread(apm, NULL, CLONE_KERNEL | SIGCHLD);
- if (ret < 0) {
+ kapmd_task = kthread_create(apm, NULL, "kapmd");
+ if (IS_ERR(kapmd_task)) {
printk(KERN_ERR "apm: disabled - Unable to start kernel thread.\n");
- return -ENOMEM;
+ err = PTR_ERR(kapmd_task);
+ kapmd_task = NULL;
+ return err;
}
+ kapmd_task->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
+ wake_up_process(kapmd_task);

if (num_online_cpus() > 1 && !smp ) {
printk(KERN_NOTICE
@@ -2384,9 +2382,10 @@ static void __exit apm_exit(void)
remove_proc_entry("apm", NULL);
if (power_off)
pm_power_off = NULL;
- exit_kapmd = 1;
- while (kapmd_running)
- schedule();
+ if (kapmd_task) {
+ kthread_stop(kapmd_task);
+ kapmd_task = NULL;
+ }
#ifdef CONFIG_PM_LEGACY
pm_active = 0;
#endif
--
1.4.1.1

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